impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
confused; inconsistent; incoherent; patchy
mixture; intermixture; mixing up; contamination; creation of unorthodox words or phrases by combining terms of similar form or meaning
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
frosted (glass); matted; disillusionment; letdown
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
and then; and so; and; so then
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
away from home; while travelling
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
indulgence; addiction; infatuation
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category